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Will O’Brien

Business Consultant

14 Delaney Street, Stow, MA 01775

978_897_4562

will@thomasjmurphy.com

 

Overview

A leader with multi-industry experience/accomplishments in: change management, marketing, education, service business management, project management, Internet operations and business consulting.

 

Experience

  • 2002 – Now: Business Performance Collaborative & Thomas J. Murphy Consulting, Inc.
  • 1998 – 2001: KANA Software, Inc., eSupport Consultant & Client Principal
  • 1978 – 1980: Data Printer Corp., Director of Customer Service
  • 1972 – 1998: Digital Equipment Corporation, Service Leadership Positions
  • 1970 – 1972: Honeywell Information Systems, Finance & Administrative Manager
  • 1964 – 1968: U.S Navy, served in Viet Nam; completed service as Lt. Commander

Clients
Managed successful projects for clients in various industries:

  • Agilent Technologies - healthcare
  • Allmerica Financial – financial services
  • APAC Customer Service – call center outsourcing
  • Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan - healthcare
  • Copyright Clearance Center – communication
  • Eddie Bauer/Spiegel Group - retail
  • KANA – software and technology
  • Mass Health Data Consortium - healthcare
  • Portal Software – software and technology
  • Scitex Digital Printing - publication
  • Teradyne - technology
  • Verizon Wireless – communication

 Accomplishments/Contributions

  • 1975 – 1992 Director of Religious Ed. & Teacher, St. Isidore’s, Stow, MA
  • 1983 – Marathon for March of Dimes; completed in 4 hours and 7 minutes
  • 1985 – Increased weekly contributions by 60%, St. Isidore’s, Stow, MA
  • 1986-1989 – Member of founding team & President, Stow Community Chest
  • 1988– Marketing Leadership Award, Digital Equipment Corporation
  • 1999 – Broadbase Software, Inc. President’s Club 

Adjunct Professor/Lecturer

  • eSupport - McCallum Graduate School of Business, Bentley College, Waltham, MA
  • Operations Management - Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, Boston, MA
  • Lecturer - Executive Education Program, Babson College, Wellesley, MA 

Professional Contributions/Memberships

  • Published articles on services marketing in Service Management periodicals.
  • Spoke at industry and analyst forums including: IDC, Gartner Group, Dataquest, and Association of Fie ervice Managers.
  • Judge for The Association of Support Professionals “Ten Best Web Support Sites”
  • Consortium for Service Innovation established by major high tech firms to create and promote best practices in service operations http://www.serviceinnovation.org/
  • Massachusetts Bar
  • Harley Owners Group (HOG) 

Education & Development

  • Bachelor of Science, LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY
  • 1967 – 1998: Traveled on business/pleasure in Europe, Mid-East and Asia
  • Masters of Business Administration, State University of NY, Albany, NY
  • Juris Doctor, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
  • 1993-1994: Advanced International Mgmt. Seminar at INSEAD, Fontainbleau, France

 References available upon request





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